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Labour takes poll lead over SNP

Labour is leading the SNP in Holyrood polling for the first time since Alex Salmond became First Minister, and has stretched its lead in Scotland’s Westminster seats to a commanding 16 points, The Herald can reveal.

Compelling evidence that a harsh winter of difficult political decisions has brought the long Nationalist honeymoon firmly to an end comes in the latest snapshot by respected polling company TNS-BMRB.